Dear Onlychild,
Good luck - hope you manage to get the letter to the GP asap. When I did the same I asked the GP not to let my Dad know I had written.
It seems so long ago but I remember Dad was very resistant to and suspicious of anyone doing anything behind his back. Even when my Mum was referred for her AD he became angry because he thought it was all about him and that she was going talk about him to people.
When my Dad had one of his assessments the psychiatrist asked how things were, my Dad said fine, and I had to speak up and I said, well actually they're not - x, y, and z happens. My Dad looked at me and said "Who are you, how dare you say that, you don't live here". But it was soon forgotten - you must remember that.
In the end Dad was glad - he thought the pills he was prescribed were going to make his memory better.
Please let us know how it goes.
Good luck - hope you manage to get the letter to the GP asap. When I did the same I asked the GP not to let my Dad know I had written.
It seems so long ago but I remember Dad was very resistant to and suspicious of anyone doing anything behind his back. Even when my Mum was referred for her AD he became angry because he thought it was all about him and that she was going talk about him to people.
When my Dad had one of his assessments the psychiatrist asked how things were, my Dad said fine, and I had to speak up and I said, well actually they're not - x, y, and z happens. My Dad looked at me and said "Who are you, how dare you say that, you don't live here". But it was soon forgotten - you must remember that.
In the end Dad was glad - he thought the pills he was prescribed were going to make his memory better.
Please let us know how it goes.